FlexSim 2022 Update 2 Beta Available

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FlexSim 2022 Update 2 Beta is now available. (Updated July 18)

FlexSim 22.2.0 Release Notes

To get the beta, log in to your account at https://account.flexsim.com, then go to the Downloads section, and click on More Versions. It will be at the top of the list.

The More Versions button does not appear when logged in as a guest account. Subsequently the beta is available only to licensed accounts and accounts that have a license shared with them. Learn more about downloading the best version of FlexSim for your license here.

If you have bug reports or other feedback on the software, please email dev@flexsim.com or create a new idea in the Development space.

[hsiangchao]

We are glad that the new version is released, is there a demo model for AGV.RoutingConstraint function?
FlexScript Class - AGV.RoutingConstraint (flexsim.com)

[anthony_johnsonT83CM]

See attached. This model has exposed issues that I'm fixing, but it should give you an idea of how it should work.

testdynamicbarrierrouting.fsm

testdynamicbarrierrouting.fsm

[support5CRPZ]

Hi. Anthony. The upgraded AGV features are very wonderful. It looks like perfect.

The powerful AGV movements have been a long-cherished desire of me and our Korean customers like LG electronics and Samsung. Thanks again.

[lars_jacobsen_ScandiSim]

Is it possible to turn of this new feature? "Removed saving of .fsm! files". It seems like a downgrade of functionality.

[Matthew_Gillespie]

This isn't a new feature. The new features came out several releases ago as better ways to backup your models: autosave and auto-increment save (Ctrl-Shift-S). Now that we have these better ways we're removing the old, weird way.

See Phil's explanation here

[clair_augsburgerZGWRZ]

Hi @Lars Christian J2 , you can add your vote on this idea https://answers.flexsim.com/idea/123820/keep-saving-of-fsm-files-in-flexsim-2022-update-2.html. Even though so far the feedback looks like they're going to remove this backup file no matter how many people vote to keep it.

[lars_jacobsen_ScandiSim]

Hi @Clair A . The answer from @Phil BoBo seems to be from the viewpoint of a developer or a basic user of FlexSim, not a model developer.

An option could be to temporarily keep the fsm! file and wait with deleting it until the save operation have complete successfully.

Autosave is mentioned as remedy, but the problem with autosave is that it is not model specific. I.e., you can turn it off and on, but you can not set the autosave interval per model.

[philboboADSK]

> The answer seems to be from the viewpoint of a developer or a basic user of FlexSim, not a model developer.

We discuss changes like this with our in-house model-building consultants that use the software fulltime and with our trainers that teach basic training to new users and advanced training to existing users. The ! file is confusing and unnecessary. Autosave and auto-incrementing save make that file obsolete.

The only ones clamoring to keep this unnecessary feature are distributors who sell the software and have been overstating this feature's usefulness for years. Actual users don't need three copies of every version of every model on their computer; it's redundant and unnecessary.

> An option could be to temporarily keep the fsm! file and wait with deleting it until the save operation have complete successfully.

This is how it works in 22.2. When you save over a file, it renames it to .fsm! and then deletes that file after the save operation is completed successfully. If the save is unsuccessful, it renames it back to its original name.

> Autosave is mentioned as remedy, but the problem with autosave is that it is not model specific.

You can disable autosave on a per-model basis in Edit > Model Settings if saving a particular model is such a slow operation that you want more control over when it happens. Specifying a different autosave time interval per-model is unnecessary.

[clair_augsburgerZGWRZ]

What is the planned release date ?

[philboboADSK]

Next week.